Glare shield for automobiles, buses, etc.



Patented Non. 1940 i Af automobiles. buses, etc., and has yfor an obiectlto provide a glare shield formed ot a plurality oi,

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` Vern Augurir Soderberpuoonglm applicaties Februm ze, 1940, semi No. :zur:

1 Chim. This invention relates to a glare shield for distinctively tinted transparent panels adapted A.to filter light rays to remove glare fromapproaching headlights, the panels each being heavily shaded at the left and gradua'iiyiading out toward the right to effectively filter approaching vehicles' lights as they drav1 close to the driver and therebyrelieve strain on the eyes. A further object is to provide a glare shield of this type which may be easily land quickly ad justed to move the panels respectively or as a unit. or in any desired combination to operativek position in front of the drivers eyes.

A further object is to provide a device of this character which will be formed of a iew strong simple and durable parts, which will be inox pensive tomanuacture, and whichwili not easily get out o! order. l

With the above andA other objects in View. theinvention consists of certainnovel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described andclaimed, it being understood that various modications may be resorted to Figure 3 is a perspective view of the clamp and` shaft of the glare shield. the parts being separated i'rom each other for the purpose 0i clear-v ness.

Referring now tothe dravvin-g` in which like characters of reference designatesimilar parts in the various views. a glare shield is shown to comprise a bracket having an attaching plate IU adapted to he secured to the ira-me il of the windshield above the glass by screw-s i2, or other connectors. The bracket is provided with a bearlng i3 of substantially U'-shaped longitudinal section having one leg formed integral with lthe plate l t0- lnd having theother Ieg'disposed parisilei` the nrs't named leg. ascrew being passed through both legsl to achte-"n the-bearing or loosenthe bearing as desired.'

' .a set.` screw i8 is passed' through the parallel.`

An arm i5 isv provided at one end with a shaft IS which is received in the bearing iS and -fonns a horizontal axis for rotation of the arm. A split ring` clamp ii is sleeved on the'arn `i5 and regs, is Ver the clamp to ngmeajandfioosenthe y .Illu

4numeral 30 are inclined at such angles to their from light' rays emanating' from approaching vehicle headlights,

(crassan l p l clamp on-the ann i5. The set'screw i8 may be manipulated to adjust the clamp lengftifiwisev of thearm i5. A shaft 2n. is formed integral with `one oi the legs i8 of the clamp i1. The clampis provided with a shonld'er 2i near theclam'p and 8 the free end is threaded as'shown at v22 to receive a. nut 23. l v x A plurality o! tubular bearings, in vthis case three 2" 25, and 2E. are sleeved z'rictionally l uponthe shaft 20. The bearingshave depending therefrom respective crank arrrisequipped terminally with attaching' plates 2l, 2.8. and 29. The 'crank arms designated in general by the respective tubular bearings that the attaching plates may be spaced slight-ly from each other and parallel with each other when the tubular bearings are disposed end to end on the shatt 2lil The attaching plates 'are provided with respective transparent distinctly colored panels 3|, 32, and 33; Preferably the rearmost panel 3'), that-.is the panel closest to lthe windshield is .tinted amber, the intermediate panel Si is tinted blue, and the panel 32 next to the driver is tinted black. Each panel is heavily shaded .tothe left and gradually fades out to the right.

In operation any desired panel .or ii.1.iyc0rti-y binati-on oi the panels as a unit may be rocked from a horizontal position in the plane oi.' the arrn i5 to a vertical position, about the shalt 20 as a horizontal axis, to shield 'the driver's eyes From th above description it-lsthought that the construction and operation of the invention will be fully-understood withoutfurther explanation.

What is claimed is:

A"glare shield comprising ,a Abracket adapted to be secured adjacent the windshield o! a motor yvehicle'l an arm 'pivotally secured at one and to the bracket for swinging movement about la hori -zont'al axis. a clamp mounted on the arm ior adjusting in the direction of the lengt-.h of the arr'n, a shaft carried by the clamp adapted to extendpar-allel to the'windshielczi-a plurality of tubular bearings fricticnally sleeved on the shaft end'y to end, respective 'cr-ank arms depending from-'the bearings. attaching plates carried by the crank arms, thevcrank arms-being disposed at suchangles that'the attaching plates-are disposed' parallelA and in spaced relation to ealr other. and respective transparent distinctively colored panels carried by the attaching plates and adapted to be moved from horizontal inorr.'

2-Bulle position to verticaloperative position.' r A l VERN a SQDEBERG. 

